Groomsport, Ireland - The National Life-Boat
Institution has forwarded a new 32-feet 10-oared life-boat to this
station, in place of a smaller one which was found unsuitable for the
locality. A transporting carriage has also been sent for the new
boat. The cost of the boat and its equipment is the gift to the
Institution of a benevolent English lady, and at her request the
life-boat is name the Florence.

Flowers
floating in the sea for Duncan
McInnes, 84 who drowned in Groomsport Harbour 1st August 2010,
Duncan's dog 'Bud' also died on that day